Join us for a day of in-person learning and connecting IBD patients and caregivers of all ages with the latest information and resources on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis! This year’s program includes our Morning of Culture: Education and Networking, a special highlight session for Black/African American IBD Patients and Caregivers.
Coming soon!
Morning of Culture: Education and Networking
A special highlight session for Black/African American IBD Patients and Caregivers
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. ET
How IBD Impacts Black/African American IBD Patients & Caregivers
![]() Titilayo Oluwakorede Adegboyega, MD Northwell Health |
During this session, attendees will hear from IBD healthcare experts, connect with other patients & caregivers, and build a local support community.
![]() Olga Aroniadis, MD, MS Stonybrook University |
![]() Shannon Gagliano, MS, RD, CSO, CDN Northwell Health |
![]() Julie Gallagher, MD Cohen Children's Northwell |
![]() Aaron Lipskar, MD Cohen Children's Northwell |
![]() Bradley Morganstern, MD NYU Long Island |
![]() Titilayo Oluwakorede Adegboyega, MD Northwell Health |
![]() Daniel Papowich, MD New York Surgical Partners |
![]() Feza Remzi, MD Northwell Health |
![]() Raluca Vrabie, MD Northwell Health |
Check-In
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. ET
Getting to the Venue
The Long Island Marriott is located at 101 James Doolittle Boulevard in Uniondale, NY.
Parking
Complementary parking is available on-site.
COVID-19 Related Safety Protocols
- Masks are recommended but not required.
- Please practice social distancing whenever possible.
Refreshments
A light breakfast will be available during registration, and a buffet-style lunch will be available during the lunch break. If you have specific dietary needs, you are welcome to bring your own food/beverage to the venue.
Picture/Video Disclaimer
Photographs and/or video will be taken at this program. By attending this program, you grant full permission to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation for the free use of your picture and voice in any broadcast, telecast, print account or any other account in any medium of this event, and acknowledge that the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation does hereby have the unrestrained right in perpetuity to own, utilize, or alter any such pictures or video of me, in any manner it may see fit and for any purpose whatsoever.
![]() Benjamin Infantino, MD Albany Med Health System |
![]() Bradley Morganstern, MD NYU Long Island |
![]() Nanci Pittman, MD Icahn School of Medicine/ Mount Sinai Hospital |
![]() Joel Rosh, MD Cohen Children's Northwell |
![]() Benjamin Sahn, MD Cohen Children's Northwell Co-Chair |
![]() David Schwartzberg, MD Columbia |
![]() Raluca Vrabie, MD Northwell Health Co-Chair |
![]() Prateek Wali, MD SUNY Upstate Medical University |
For more information, please contact Aarushi Malhotra, Associate Director, Education & Engagement at [email protected].
Thank you to the following supporters: